State v. Conley
Supreme Court of Kansas
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Harman, C.:
This is an appeal by the state from an order dismissing an information and discharging the defendant Robert Conley, who was charged by an information in the general language of K. S. A. 21-3503 (1) (b), with committing the offense of indecent liberties with a child. The issue on appeal, one of first impression, is whether that statute is unconstitutionally vague and indefinite as ruled by the trial court.
The constitutional provisions asserted to be violated by the *67enactment in question are section 10 of the Kansas Bill of Rights which states:
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Giaccio v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Kansas · 1962
- State v. GunzelmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
- State v. MinnsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
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